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Modulation of antibiotic sensitivity and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by interspecies signal analogues

Modulation of antibiotic sensitivity and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by interspecies signal analogues
Modulation of antibiotic sensitivity and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by interspecies signal analogues

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a significant opportunistic pathogen, can participate in inter-species communication through signaling by cis-2-unsaturated fatty acids of the diffusible signal factor (DSF) family. Sensing these signals leads to altered biofilm formation and increased tolerance to various antibiotics, and requires the histidine kinase PA1396. Here, we show that the membrane-associated sensory input domain of PA1396 has five transmembrane helices, two of which are required for DSF sensing. DSF binding is associated with enhanced auto-phosphorylation of PA1396 incorporated into liposomes. Further, we examined the ability of synthetic DSF analogues to modulate or inhibit PA1396 activity. Several of these analogues block the ability of DSF to trigger auto-phosphorylation and gene expression, whereas others act as inverse agonists reducing biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance, both in vitro and in murine infection models. These analogues may thus represent lead compounds to develop novel adjuvants improving the efficacy of existing antibiotics.

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An, Shi qi, Murtagh, Julie, Twomey, Kate B., Gupta, Manoj K., O’Sullivan, Timothy P., Ingram, Rebecca, Valvano, Miguel A. and Tang, Ji liang (2019) Modulation of antibiotic sensitivity and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by interspecies signal analogues. Nature Communications, 10 (1), 1-11, [2334]. (doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10271-4).

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a significant opportunistic pathogen, can participate in inter-species communication through signaling by cis-2-unsaturated fatty acids of the diffusible signal factor (DSF) family. Sensing these signals leads to altered biofilm formation and increased tolerance to various antibiotics, and requires the histidine kinase PA1396. Here, we show that the membrane-associated sensory input domain of PA1396 has five transmembrane helices, two of which are required for DSF sensing. DSF binding is associated with enhanced auto-phosphorylation of PA1396 incorporated into liposomes. Further, we examined the ability of synthetic DSF analogues to modulate or inhibit PA1396 activity. Several of these analogues block the ability of DSF to trigger auto-phosphorylation and gene expression, whereas others act as inverse agonists reducing biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance, both in vitro and in murine infection models. These analogues may thus represent lead compounds to develop novel adjuvants improving the efficacy of existing antibiotics.

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Accepted/In Press date: 24 April 2019
Published date: 27 May 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 431711
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431711
ISSN: 2041-1723
PURE UUID: 76902592-e12e-477e-aaa2-8bd11e2646bc

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Date deposited: 14 Jun 2019 16:30
Last modified: 05 Jun 2024 17:28

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Author: Shi qi An
Author: Julie Murtagh
Author: Kate B. Twomey
Author: Manoj K. Gupta
Author: Timothy P. O’Sullivan
Author: Rebecca Ingram
Author: Miguel A. Valvano
Author: Ji liang Tang

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